49ers’ Boone angry after Cardinals’ Ta’amu kicks him in the face

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Oct 16, 2013

As Cardinals defensive tackle Alameda Ta’amu got off the ground after tangling with San Francisco offensive lineman Alex Boone on Sunday, Ta’amu decided to stick his foot in Boone’s facemask. Boone was not happy about it. Boone was called for a personal f… (more)oul for his reaction, while Ta’amu was not penalized. 49ers guard Alex Boone was not thrilled when Cardinals defensive tackle Alameda Ta’amu’s foot wound up in his facemask after the two tangled during a play in last Sunday’s 32-20 49ers win. I didn’t do anything wrong,” Boone said. Boone was enraged on the sideline afterward, and the cameras caught two separate incidents in which 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick were trying to calm Boone down. “I think people forget that this is a physical sport,” Boone told Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. Getting upset seems like a normal reaction when one happens to be kicked in the face.

Alex Boone on payback: “Am I supposed to be an animal now”

Getting upset seems like a normal reaction when one happens to be kicked in the face. But 49ers guard Alex Boone admitted he let his emotions get away from him when Cardinals nose tackle Alameda Ta’amu kicked him Sunday, while at the same time pointing …